Gregory Cameron is Bishop of the Diocese of St Asaph

Diocese of St Asaph

The Diocese of Saint Asaph is a diocese in north-east Wales, named after Saint Asaph, its second bishop.-Geography:The Anglican Diocese of St Asaph in the north-east corner of Wales stretches from the borders of Chester in the east, to the Conwy valley in the west, to Bala in the south-west, and...

 in Wales, having been elected on 5 January 2009 and confirmed as Bishop on 16 March 2009.

Life and career

Cameron was born in south east Wales in 1959 and grew up in Llangybi, Monmouthshire

Llangybi, Monmouthshire

Llangybi is a village in Monmouthshire, in south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located 3 miles south of the town of Usk and 5 miles north of Caerleon, in the valley of the River Usk.- History and buildings :...

. He was educated at Croesyceiliog School

Croesyceiliog School

Croesyceiliog School is a state-funded secondary school and campus in the Croesyceiliog district of Cwmbran, Torfaen in Wales. The school is widely referred to as Croesy Comp in the locality.-Setting:...

 in Cwmbran

Cwmbran

Cwmbrân is a new town in Wales. Today forming part of the county borough of Torfaen and lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Cwmbrân was established in 1949 to provide new employment opportunities in the south eastern portion of the South Wales Coalfield. Cwmbrân means Crow...

 and the University of Oxford

University of Oxford

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, where he studied law. He was then accepted for ordination by the Church in Wales and studied theology at the University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

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, where his tutors included Rowan Williams

Rowan Williams

Rowan Douglas Williams FRSL, FBA, FLSW is an Anglican bishop, poet and theologian. He is the 104th and current Archbishop of Canterbury, Metropolitan of the Province of Canterbury and Primate of All England, offices he has held since early 2003.Williams was previously Bishop of Monmouth and...

, and at St. Michael's College, Llandaff

St. Michael's College, Llandaff

St. Michael's College is an Anglican Theological college in Llandaff, Wales. The college was founded in 1892, and has been situated at its present site in Llandaff since 1904. Among its many alumni is the poet R. S. Thomas. The following people have been wardens:* Glyn Simon * Eryl Stephen Thomas...

. He was ordained priest in 1984.

He is married to Clare and has three sons. One of which is called Ben and plays Music at Marlborough College

He served as a parish priest in Newport

Newport

Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...

 and Llanmartin

Llanmartin

Llanmartin is a parish in the city of Newport, Wales.- The community :It consists of several groups of communities within the parish, which is centred on the parish church dedicated to St. Martin which gives the name "Llan" as in church or Holy Ground and Martin being the saint of the church...

, later becoming Chaplain at Wycliffe College

Wycliffe College (Gloucestershire)

Wycliffe College is a co-educational independent school located in the town of Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, in the West of England. The school was founded in 1882 by GW Sibly, and comprises a Nursery School for ages 2 – 4, a Preparatory School for ages 4 – 13, and a Senior School catering for...

 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire

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. In 2000, he was appointed Chaplain to the Archbishop of Wales

Archbishop of Wales

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, Rowan Williams.

Cameron was appointed as Director of Ecumenical Affairs by the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion

Anglican Communion

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 in 2003, becoming Deputy Secretary General in 2004. He was Secretary to the Lambeth Commission that wrote the Windsor Report

Windsor Report

In 2003, the Lambeth Commission on Communion was appointed by the Anglican Communion to study problems stemming from the consecration of Gene Robinson, the first openly gay, noncelibate priest to be ordained as an Anglican bishop, in the Episcopal Church in the United States and the blessing of...

. In this role, he was described by The Times

The Times

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as "the top canon law

Canon law

Canon law is the body of laws & regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church , the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of...

yer who helps run the headquarters of the worldwide Anglican Communion", and it was also said of him that "although his name is not widely known outside the church, he is arguably the most influential clergyman behind the scenes within it". His work for reconciliation in the Anglican Communion led to the award of an honorary Doctorate of Divinity by the Episcopal Divinity School

Episcopal Divinity School

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, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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. He is also an Honorary Research Fellow in Canon Law at Cardiff University

Cardiff University

Cardiff University is a leading research university located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It received its Royal charter in 1883 and is a member of the Russell Group of Universities. The university is consistently recognised as providing high quality research-based...

. He was awarded the Cross of Saint Augustine by the Archbishop of Canterbury on 27 March 2009.

On 5 January 2009, he was elected as the 76th Bishop of St Asaph

Bishop of St Asaph

The Bishop of St Asaph heads the Church in Wales diocese of St Asaph.The diocese covers the counties of Conwy and Flintshire, Wrexham county borough, the eastern part of Merioneth in Gwynedd and part of northern Powys. The Episcopal seat is located in the Cathedral Church of St Asaph in the town of...

 in succession to John Davies

John Stewart Davies

The Rt Rev John Stewart Davies was Bishop of St Asaph from 1999 until 2008.Born on 28 February 1943, he was educated at St. John's School, Leatherhead and Queens' College, Cambridge and ordained in 1974. After an earlier career in Journalism he began his service in the Church at Hawarden...

, who retired in 2008. He was consecrated on 4 April 2009 in Llandaff Cathedral by the Archbishop of Wales, assisted by the other four Welsh diocesan bishops, together with the Archbishops of Canterbury and Armagh, the Primus of Scotland and 24 other co-consecrators. On 25 April 2009 he was enthroned in his cathedral at St Asaph.